New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-13
DELEGATES ASSEMBLING.
HARMONY AND GOOD HUMoR AT SARATOGA.
MANY NAMES URGED FOR THE VARIOUS PLACES
on THE TIcKET-THE TEMPERANCE PLANK.

IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSE-I
SARATOGA, Sept. l2-The streets of Saratoga were
dreary to night with rain and mist but the gas ghts
bazed cheerlly in the windows OF the great hotels
and within doors there warmth and comfort. One
room In the United States Hotel looked specially
homelike such dissgreeably cold night as this.
The furniture and carpet handsome but Tar more
attractive was coal fire which burned brightly in
the CRATE. Standing bstore this fire early in the
ing tall man of commanding appearance, Sena-
! tor Frank HiscOck. OF Syracuse, who had just ar
| rived here from that place. Mr.. Hiscock had come
to Saratoga to attend the Republican State Conven-
ti0n to be held on Wednesday. He had scarcely
taken Cottage No. at the United States Hstel,
| when prominent delegates to the convention began
| to pay him visits of courtesy. Cottage No. 2 had
been leased earlier in rhe day by Ex-Governor Alonzo
| B. Cornell, who comes here delegate from the
Sixth Assembly District of .New-York. Mr.. Cornell
was accompanied by his wife. Levi p. Morton.
| former Minister to France, also early caller
upon Senator Hscock. Mr.. Morton has been elected
| as a delegate from New-York and Dutchess
| Comfy. lie will probably choose to represent the
Dutchess County district. Both Mr.. Cornell and
Mr.. Morton were received with great c0rdiality by
| Senator Hiscock. While they were talking there
entered alter the other Chester 5. Co,e OF Corn
| ing. chairman of the Republican State Committee; I;
Charles W. Hackett. chairman OF the Executive Com
mittee of the State Committee ;.John W. VrOOman, OF
HeIkmer, aud Charles A. Chickering OF Copenhagen,
the secretaries of the committee; ex Marshal Lewis
| f. Pawn, OF Chatham Theodore c. Teal, OF Palen-
| ville member OF the State COMMITTEES; ex-senator
William B. Woodn, of Auburn and William j.
| Arkel proprietor of The Judge" The meeting OF
all these gentlemen in Senator Hiscock's room was
followed by simsr reunions of other eminent Rerub
leaps in the In tho OF the evening
| Senator hscock visited by nearly every one OF
| the Republicans who have come to Saratoga.
The delegates who have arrived are ex-Mayor Seth
Low and Congressman S. V. White, of Brooklyn;
o. q. Warren, OF "The Buffalo Commercial v; NJ.
d. Stivers, OF Middetown; John w. Jscobus, Ber-
nard Biglin John J. O'Bren, Scion B. Smith, Jacob
NJ Patterson, OF New-York, ex-senator Loren ID.
Sessions, of Panama; Corporal James Tanner, OF
Brooklyn; Thomas s. Mott. of Oswego; ex-senator
T. f. Ellsworth. OF Lockport ex-Judge Horace
Russell, Of New-York; S. ID. Coykendall. of Kings
ton and William II. Leaycraft oil Brooklyn.
Mr. Warren brought the news from Bu falo that the
torty-slx delegates from that city were unanimously
In tayor OF the nomination OF James A. Carmichael,
present city treasurer Buffalo, tor State treasurer
lie said
al predict that If the convention nominates Nj.
Carmichael the Republican State ticket will receive
bet ween 900 and 4, 800 majority in Erie County"
Among the noted Republicans who arrived to-day
was Colonel A. d. Shaw, OF Wateitown, former
Consul OF the United States at Manchester. Colonel
Shaw's friends desir0ns that he should become
candidate for the Republican nomination for Con
troler They say that his ability q speaker, his
| training In financial subjects and hs standing az
| temperance man would make him good candidate.
II he becomes a candidate tor Controller he will re-
celve the support of the Jefferson aud st. Lawrence
County delegates. Another new candidate men,
toned o-day was o. H. r. Cornell, OF Ithaca an en-
gineer of high standing. Mr.. Cornell of course, is
suggested for the office of State Engineer. lie is
brother OF OK Governor Cornell and wss candidate
for state Engineer the Republican State ticket in
1877 but In common with the other Republican can
didatea in that year suffered defeat Residents OF
Albany who caue here to-day said that the delegates
from that city would present the name OF Verplanck
Colvin the head OF the Adirondack Survey Tor State
Engineer. BrecK Perkins, an eminent lawyer of
Rochester it was stated. would be pressed :or the
nomination ior Attorney GenerM by the Republicans
of that city. The Troy delegates will present
| Congressman Martin l. Townsend, formerly United
States DsiiioLAorney IA their candidate Tor Attor-
| ney-General. The delegates from the counties OF
Yates and Ontario are instructed to present the
| name OF ex-senator George f. Lord oil Dundee, for
| the Office of state Treasurer. The Rockland ana
Chemung County delegates are instructed TO favor
the nomin alton OF Colonel Frederick Dent Grant Tor
Secretary OF State. The delegates from Lewis and
Franklin Counties are pledged to favor the nomina
| t,on of Senator Charles l.. KNAPP of Lowville, Tor
Controller or STATE Treasurer. The delegates from
Fulton County instructed to favor the nomination
of James A. DennisOn, OF Johnstown, for Attorney
General
Tha delegates no have arrived confirm the current
impression that Frederick ID. Grant will be nomi-
mated tor Secretary OF State by acclamation Martin
W. Cook, OF Rochester, president OF the State Bar
Association favored tor Attorney General by some
of III delegates from tho Western part OF the state.
The Montgomery County Republicans say that they
desire A. g. Richmond, cashier OF bank at Canajo
harie pomu Ated TOR State treasurer. Alfred Story,
of Litte Falls IS pressed foi the ofico by the
Republicans, OF Herumer County. The Rensselaer,
County delegates have candidate for Controller IN
the person OF Senator Csmsock OF Lansinsbnrs. The
deegaes of Westcheser County say that they desire
David Cromwell of White Plains, nominated for
State Treasurer. The Cortland County delegates
think of pressing Assemblyman lisdale tor the place.
Mr. Tisdae IL secretary OF the Cortland wagon
Company The president OF the company is Law
renee j. Fitzgerald, the present Democratic State
Treasurer Evidently the Cortland Republicans aim
10 keen the State Treasurership in the firm. Some OF
the Brooklyn delegates think hat 1t would he good
idea TO nominate William IL. Hazard former pre@i-
dent of the Brooklyn City Railroad Company, Tor
Controller.
The multitude OF candidates shows that satisfactory
condition OF poiscal Parry, namely the absence OF
machine" IL is tree race tor all, without dicta-
tion from group OF leading Republicans as IN foimer
vears There will be 093 delegates and 1t Will be n
ditbcut matter Tor any to manpuis to so large
body No attempt clearly will be made to do so.
Judging by the of the Republican leaders here
up to tne present III ms, they seem more concerned
tbat the new State Committee should be OF first rate
ouaity than that they should make the choice OF the
state candidates IL is recognized by all that the Re
mn blican State Committee OF the last two wears has
been of slight ability II did not improve the many
chances that has hd to carry the State tor the Re-
publican party. thorough reorganization oil tlio
committee and n change in its membership 1t Is be-
lieyed Is necessary If tho party Is to be successful
this fall The contests in the several Congressional
dstrcts therefore. the selection of state Com
mtteeman will be observed with profound interest
By all the Republican, leaders. There seems to be
coufct among the Republicans OF the Congressional
District made up OF the counties OF Ulster Greene
and Delaware over the selection OF committeeman
from that district The present COMMITTEEMAN is
Theodore c. reale. of Pacnvllle. General George
fl. sharpe OF Ulster County, largely aided Mr. leale
to be elected two years ago. But General sharpe
was defeated at thp election Of delegates III the Id
Assembly District OF Ulster County last Saturday
lie aso lost hs control OF the delegates from the lst
Assembly District OF Ulster County. 1t Is suspected
that Samuel CoyAcndall, q soninlaw OF Thomas
Cornell led this attack on General SharIe ana aims
10 he elected State Comm .teeman, II he can accom-
pIisn II. in Mr. Teae's place Il. H. Warner. 1t seems
likely also will lose his place "a the member OF the
State Committee from the Rochester Congressional
District lie was defeated at the election oi delegates
IN Rochester on Friday 80 -,
u -oToroor cornail uas innuirnp of the Republl